Village · Danta, Banas Kantha
# Sandhosi

Sandhosi is a village in Danta sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code 385120. The 2011 Census counted 2,784 people in 436 households, the 10th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.0%.
- 2,784 people (2011)
- 436 households
- 60.4% literacy
- 385120 PIN code

## Sandhosi PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Sandhosi is 385120. Sandhosi falls in Danta sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat.
- PIN code 385120
- Gram panchayat Sandhosi
- Community development block Danta
- Census village code 507960

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Sandhosi from nearby towns?
- Danta (sub-district HQ) 22 km by road
- Palanpur (district HQ) 52 km by road
- Ambaji (nearest town) 34 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Sandhosi?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Sandhosi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Danta
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Palanpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Danta
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sandhosi known for?

The main crops are maize, wheat and castor. Products made here include wooden cot. About 40% of the 563 hectares of village land is sown, and 214 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Sandhosi

Of every 100 households in Sandhosi in 2011, 70 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sandhosi · ■ Danta rural average
- Electricity for lighting 70% 63%
- Toilet within the home 0% 15%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 84%
- Tap water 2% 32%
- Drinking water within premises 4% 25%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 91%
- Use banking services 24% 42%
- Television 5% 13%
- Mobile phone 23% 37%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 72% 52%
- Own their home 100% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Sandhosi?

■ Sandhosi · ■ Danta rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 60.4% 62.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 951 959
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 912 954
- Working population 47.4% 40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.5% for men and 46.7% for women. 47% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 460 (35%) · ■ Farm labourers 48 (4%) · ■ Other work 26 (2%) · ■ Marginal 787 (60%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Danta
- Khandhora 3,429 people
- Hadad 3,090 people
- Kunvarsi 3,061 people
- Dalpura 2,908 people
- Pipalavali Vav 2,682 people
- Kesarpura 2,639 people
- Jamru 2,630 people
- Punjpur 2,612 people

All 184 villages in Danta

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Sandhosi? 385120
- How far is Sandhosi from Palanpur? 52 km by road
- What is the population of Sandhosi? 2,784 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sandhosi in? Banas Kantha district (Danta sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Sandhosi? 60.4% (Census 2011)

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